OTTAWA — The federal government is being urged to follow through with its commitment to develop a Black Canadian justice strategy.
The Liberal government committed to creating such a strategy in the 2021 election campaign after advocacy groups and the United Nations raised serious concerns over anti-Black racism in the Canadian criminal justice system.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“Canada’s Black Justice Strategy will put us on a path toward a more just and equitable society by addressing systemic discrimination and the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system, including as victims of crime.” It recommended creating a national strategy to address the disproportionately high rates of racialized people in the criminal justice system.Article content
Kakembo said the strategy needs to include better oversight of police and courts to make sure instances of racism are properly reported and treated seriously.“If we can acknowledge that Black people are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, then I think action needs to be taken to rectify that,” she said.Article content
There have long been calls to improve the system, including by the Parliamentary Black Caucus. In 2020, it released a statement calling on the federal government to implement a Black Canadian justice strategy. Matthew Green, an NDP MP and member of the Parliamentary Black Caucus, said the legal system does not provide full, fair, equal justice to Black Canadians and it is not good enough for the federal government to just announce money to address the issue.
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